The Clifton Estate was owned by the Clifton family (who resided at Clifton Hall). From 1958 until 1976 Clifton Hall was a girls school, Clifton Hall Girl's Grammar School. There were 2 buildings the old Clifton Hall and a new building further up in the grounds. The Hall had some great rooms and was reputed to be haunted. The head teacher at the school when it first opened was Miss Heron; she died of cancer around 1970. She was succeeded by Miss Squire. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... In single-sex education, boys and girls are separated from each other in order to help them learn more effectively. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
When the school finally closed in July 1976, a large model of a phoenix was burnt (the schools emblem) to signify the end of the school. The uniform was all purple, skirt, blazer, purple/yellow tie and a white blouse. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The phoenix from the Aberdeen Bestiary. ...
Nearby to the school was a cliff which dropped down into the River Trent It is said that a lady of the Clifton family jumped off the cliff and died when she was jilted by her lover. The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ...
When the school closed in 1976, the buildings became part of Nottingham Trent University. In 2004, they were up for sale for £500,000. Arkwright Building Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a university in Nottingham, England. ...
Clifton is a small village on the south bank of the Trent, four miles south west of Nottingham, and contains a number of rural cottages, finely shaded with trees, and also a few villa looking residences.
Near it is Clifton Hall, the beautiful seat of Sir Juckes Granville Juckes Clifton, Bart, deeply embosomed in ancient groves of oak, fir and elm, and commanding most extensive prospects over the Trent, the town of Nottingham, and the adjacent counties of Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
You are led to this delightful spot from Nottingham, through Clifton Grove, an avenue of trees a mile in length, upon the gentle swells of the earth covered with green sward, and broad enough for six carriages to drive abreast.
From 1958 until 1976Clifton Hall was a girls school, Clifton Hall Girl's Grammar School.
There were 2 buildings the old Clifton Hall and a new building further up in the grounds.
Nearby to the school was a cliff which dropped down into the River Trent It is said that a lady of the Clifton family jumped off the cliff and died when she was jilted by her lover.
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